Former army apprentice tells Defence Forces Tribunal he was forced to eat cigarette butts
A former army apprentice testified at the Defence Forces Tribunal regarding systemic abuse and bullying he experienced in 1989. He recounted being forced to eat cigarette butts by a superior officer, highlighting a culture of silence within the Irish military.
Why it matters
The testimony is central to an ongoing public investigation into whether the Irish Defence Forces' complaints processes have historically failed to protect personnel from abuse.
The alleged behaviour of 2LTB was considered at length by the tribunal, which is currently meeting in public to investigate the complaints processes within the Defence Forces, and whether their possible ineffectiveness enabled a culture of silence on complaints of abuse. File picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie
The article reports on public tribunal testimony using factual, descriptive language without editorializing.
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